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Enter to win!  And be sure to check out the great review of this Earth Mama Angel Baby product.  :-)


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Today i drove up to Dayton to attend an event called Family Fun Afternoon that was put on by Dar a Luz.    All kinds of information/resources/freebies relating to childbirth, breastfeeding, etc.  There was a henna artist, though i didn't get any done.  There was a massage therapist and i got a short free chair massage.  They were showing the movie Born In The USA but it was pretty loud in there and i couldn't really hear it so i gave up trying to watch it.  The event was really great but the best part for me was the raffle!  i spent $14 on raffle tickets (2 $2 tickets and 2 $5 tickets -- the prizes were tiered based on their value) and i ended up winning THREE of the prizes!  Three!  After i purchased my tickets, i really put out to the Universe that i wanted to win the cloth diaper basket, or even better--the big cloth diaper "cake" or the postpartum basket.  Time for the raffle.  First i won a basket full of hair and body products.  i didn't really want that but i was grateful to have won.  Right after that, an old lady won the cloth diaper basket.  She didn't need/want it and they were trying to figure out what to give her instead so i went up and asked if she would like to trade for the hair/body basket.  She was thrilled!  So i did end up getting the cloth diaper basket after all!  A little while later i won a Trader Joe's Gift Bag.  Then toward the end of the raffle, i won the big cloth diaper cake!!  i was so thrilled! 

Here's the awesomeness that i won:

CLOTH DIAPER BASKET:
Bum Genius One Size Pocket Diaper
Bum Genius Onesie
Allen's Naturally Detergent (sample size)
Fuzzi Buns Size Small Pocket Diaper
"Kickin' It Old School" Baby Tee Shirt
49.40 value

TRADER JOE'S GIFT BASKET:
Tortilla Chips
Salsa
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Raisins
Strawberry Lemonade
Shampoo
Conditioner
Tea Tree Body Wash
Lavender Lotion
48 Green Tea Bags
$45 value

GOOD NATURED BABY DIAPER "CAKE":
28 unbleached 100% cotton cloth diapers (prefolds) (already washed and prepped for use!)
3 Thirsties diaper covers
3 pairs of socks
2 Snappi fasteners
Bib
Baby shampoo
Infant hat
Washcloth
Baby lotion
Baby spoon
$100 value

Happy Birthday, Candi!!

• Milena's love and support
• Good news!
• Hope
• My children
• My health and safety (knock on wood)

REMINDER:

i am hosting a Pampered Chef party on Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m. 

i hope you'll attend!

If you can't attend or are not local, you can still place an order (which will help me out!) through the consultant's website:
http://www.pamperedchef.biz/yvonnepc
Just be sure to put my name as the host:  Amy Fletcher

As of today, it has been one year since i have had any real amount of caffeine.  i'm pretty proud of myself.

Big Happy Birthday wishes goin' out to beavergirl1977 !  Hope it's grand!

i am hosting a Pampered Chef party on Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m. 

i hope you'll attend!

If you can't attend or are not local, you can still place an order (which will help me out!) through the consultant's website:
http://www.pamperedchef.biz/yvonnepc
Just be sure to put my name as the host:  Amy Fletcher

• Milena's love and affection
• Mom-gail
• My children
• My health and safety (knock on wood)
• Got my hair cut yesterday

• Milena's love and support
• My children
• Mom-gail
• My mom
• The adorableness of the Kitten Cam
• Getting to know aellwynde  better
• Got the van cleared off today
• Inspiring others

Milena and i just watched Fargo.  She had already seen it, at school, but i had never seen it before.  Bizarre movie, that one.  Can't say i really liked it.  Although i didn't really dislike it, either.  i guess i have mixed feelings about it.

The kids had another Snow Day today, and it's already been announced that they'll have another one tomorrow.  i guess that means the PTA meeting tomorrow night will be postponed.  The first-graders (which includes Evan) were supposed to perform a song called Everyone Smiles In The Same Language or something like that.

Matthew has a cold with a terrible cough.  He's been up most of the night with it so far.  i feel badly for him but there isn't much i can do for him.

Wednesday Night Gratitude List:

• Milena's love and helpfulness
• Watching a movie on the couch together
• My children
• Live Kitten Cam! (yes, i am still watching this from time to time LOL)
• Comments!  Comments are love!
• Garlic green beans
• Mom-gail
• The power was only off for a few hours today

• Milena's love and helpfulness
• Milena's hugs
• My children
• The boys have been pretty good considering the snow days they've had
• It has already been announced that school is canceled for tomorrow so that means i don't have to set my alarm so early
• minxieone 
• My health and safety (knock on wood)
• The warm hoodie that Milena got for me
• i tried kiwi yesterday (and rather liked it!)
• The beauty of snow and ice, when i can appreciate it from inside my warm house

LIve Kitten Cam!

Thanks, apis_mellifera , for the link!

• Milena's love and helpfulness
• Milena's hugs
• My children
• My friends and chosen family
• Despite the kids having a Snow Day today, i've held it together pretty well
• minxieone 
• ladyoceanstar 
• Got a lot accomplished today (laundry, grocery shopping, put away all the groceries, made a delicious dinner of pork chops, roasted potatoes, and broccoli, got a great workout in, etc.)

• Milena's love and support
• Made it to malanai 's Pampered Chef party and back, safely
• Got to meet peppervl in person
• minxieone 
• Great show at Shadowbox last night
• Got some more work done on Mrs. H's scarf
• My friends and chosen family
• Got to see Penny and Carlette

• Milena's love and support
• My children
• My friends and chosen family
• My health and safety (knock on wood)
• Hope

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• Milena's love and support
• Milena's hugs
• The way Milena holds me at night
• My children
• Hugs and cooties from Avery and Evan
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• minxieone 
• box_o_spiders 
• Got a LOT of laundry done today
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• Had a pretty good day today
• My health and safety (knock on wood)
• My new phone (red Samsung Rant)
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So i sucked it up and bought a bag of clementines at Kroger yesterday.  In my quest to try new (to me) fruits and vegetables, i had been avoiding buying clementines because they are only sold in boxes and bags and i didn't want them to be wasted if nobody liked them.

Today, i tried one for the first time.  i found the taste to be delicious but the texture was too much like a navel orange-- i just couldn't deal with the texture, especially the whitish part that is against the peel.  It made me gag and i had to spit it out into the sink.  The kids seemed to really like them though, so at least they won't go to waste.

Other fresh produce that i bought to try this week:  another mango (this one looks more ripe), a tangelo, Honeycrisp apples, starfruit, kiwi, and butternut squash.  Anybody got any tips on preparing the butternut squash?

My Richards Simmons DVDs arrived on Friday! i got Sweatin' To The Oldies and Disco Sweat. i used to have both of those on VHS but lost
them somewhere along the line. i'm looking forward to doing them again.  i know, i'm a big dork just like Richard.

Then, yesterday, my Sigg bottle came in the mail! i can't wait to use it! Goodbye, non-eco-friendly water bottles!

This is the Sigg bottle that i got.